Studio couch



July 3o, 1940. C. A. HQGHES 2,209,922

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Patented July 30, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE t; 3 Claims.

This inventionrelates to an improved constructionlcf studio couch.

It is an aim of this invention to provideran improved studio couchY orcombination sofa and -:A bed having improved means of simple construction for automatically raising the bed portion to an operative positionby swinging the top half of the couch to an extended inverted position.

Still, a further object of the invention, is to provide an improved couch or` sofa of the class described provided with a foldable swivelly mounted end table andA ash trays pivotally mounted on the end posts of the couch to close'into said posts whenlnot in use.

Still a further aim of the invention, is to provide a couch having a frame in which two halves of a bed may be folded when not in use, one of said halves functioning as a seat bottom when the couch is in a closed or folded position.

Other objects and advantages'of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view takenalong the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary top plan View show ing the couch in an extended position and with the bed mattress removed, and

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view, 35' partly in elevation, showing the position of the parts when in an extended position, as seen in Figure 4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate like or` corresponding parts throughout, IB designates generally a couch constructed in accordance with the invention and including the front legs II and back legs I2 which support the frame, -designated generally I3.

Front legs II are elongated to form the posts I4 which are secured to the ends of the frame I3 contiguously with its front sill I5. .The back legs IZ are connected to the rear sill I6 and at the opposite ends of the frame I3 to co-act with 50 legs II in supporting the frame at its four corners. A rail I'I is secured to the outer side of the sill I6 to support a back rest I8 which projects upwardly and rearwardly therefrom. Arms I9 are mounted on the upper ends of the posts 55, I4 and secured to the back rest I8 at opposite ends of the couch Ill to complete the framework thereof.

The ends of the sills I5 and I 6 are connected the end members 20 which complete the y frame I3, which is divided horizontally to form "5i the upper section 2l and the lower section 22 which are hinged at I5 along the front sill I5.

Upper section 2l is provided with the seat 23 including -the padding 24 and springs 25. Springs `are supported by a seat bottom 26. mounted in the bottom part of section 2I and comprising the three sided frame 2l to which is connected the slats 28' by means of the coil springs 23 to Aform a resilient bottom for the seat springs 25.

A section or half of a bed bottom 30, corresponding in construction to the seat bottom 26 is mounted within and in the lower part of section 22 when the couch iii is folded, as seen in Figure 2. The longitudinal side 21 of the bed bottom itil is vadapted to res-t on the ange 3l, when the couch is closed, disposed adjacent to the sill I5. The end rails 320i the frames 2l of .the bottoms 2S and Sil are connected at their free ends by the links 33, which extend between the end rails of the two bottoms and which 'are disposed with- I in and adjacent to the'opposite ends of the frame I3 when the couch is closed.

Levers 34are pivotally mounted at 35 intermediatev of theirf'ends to the inner sides of the ends 20 and are lconnectedY at their corresponding ends by the links 3E tothe frame of the bed bot.- tom 30. links 36 areA pivotally connected to levers-34 and are likewise vpivotally connected to theA end rails 32" adjacent their secured ends, as best'seen in Figure 5. Links 3l are pivotally cony nected to :the opposite ends -of the levers 34 and to the end' rails `32 ofthe bottom 25 adjacent their free ends by the pivots 38 which connect links 33 to bottom-26.

The transverse slats 28-'of the bottoms 2B and 3Q are connected at their free ends by links 39 which` bridge the space between said bottoms when the couch is inan extended position, as seenin Figure. 5, to ,support a mattress 40 which extends the length of and across the bottoms 26 and 30 to formabed. To assist in drawing bottom 30 downwardly into section 22 when section ,2i is moved toits folded position, contractile coil springs 4I are provided which are secured to the lower edge of the sill I 5 and to a rod 42 50 which extends the length of bottom 30 and which is attached thereto at its ends with its intermediate portion bowed downwardly as seen in Figures 2 and 5. A flexible handle member 43 is attached to the upper edge of sill I6, which is a part of section 2|, for lifting and swinging said section from its folded position, as seen in Figure 2, to its extended position as seen in Figure 5. Legs 44 are secured to this same portion of sill i6, being pivotally mounted on the outer side thereof to lie along sill I6 when section 2| is folded and to be swung to a perpendicular position when the section is extended to support the free end thereof. Stops 4.5 may be provided to retain legs 44 in a perpendicular position.

Posts Ml are provided with the recesses 46 to receive the ash trays 4T which are pivotally mounted at 68, at their lower converging ends and which are fan shaped as seen in Figure 5, to form the enlarged open mouths 49 at their upper ends. The ash trays'l are adapted to be normally held in a closed position by the spring latches 56 with their open ends 49 retracted in posts lll. Handles 5I are provided for pulling the trays l? outwardly to an open position for use.

An end table or tray 52 is mounted at one end of the couch I il by means of a bracket 53 secured to the cuter edge of one of the posts i4 and in which is journaled the vertical portion of a rod 5d which is bent intermediate of its ends to provide the horizontal portion which is pivotally attached te the underside of the table or tray E2 by the straps or loops 55. A diagonal brace 56 is pivotally connected at one end to the vertical portion of rod 54 with its opposite end adapted to engage a stop 57 to support the table 52 in a horizontal position. Table 52 is thus foldably and swivelly mounted and when not in use may be folded against the arm I9 by lifting the free edge of the table, to release brace 56, after which the brace is swung inwardly against the rigid brace 56 to permit table 52 to swing downwardly, to a collapsed position, after which it is turned relatively to post I4 to position it against one end of the couch.

The operation of the bed and seat portion of the couch I0 is as follows: with the couch l0 in a folded or closed position, as seen in Figures 1 and 2, seat 23 is adapted for use as a sofa seat. When the couch I0 is to be used as a bed. handle 43 is grasped to swing section 2l upwardly and outwardly, through an aro of substantially to its extended position after which the legs 44 are extended, as heretofore explained, to support the free end of section 2l. As section 2! moves to its extended position links 33 draw the forward end of bottom 32 upwardly while the links 31 rock the upper ends of the levers 34 in a counterclockwise direction, from their position as seen in Figures 2 and 5, past the dead center thereby causing links 36 to force the rear end of the bottom 30 rearwardly and upwardly thus raising the bottom to the position, as seen in Figure 5. Bottoms 26 and 30 combine with links 39, when the couch is in an extended position to form a bed adapted to support mattress 40. To close couch Il), section 2l is swung back to its folded position rocking levers 3d in the opposite direction to draw links 36 downwardly thereby pulling the rear end of bottom 30 back to its position in engagement with flange 3|. At the same time, the outer ends of the links 33 move upwardly allowing contractile springs 4I to draw the forward end of bottom 30 downwardly. It will be noted that a substantial space is provided between bottoms 26 and 30 when the couch is in a folded position, as seen in Figure 2, in which a mattress 40 and bed clothing may be contained so that when section 2l is moved to its extended position the bed will be ready for use.

Various modifications and changes in the construction and arrangement of the parts forming the invention may obviously be made and are contemplated and the right is therefore expressly reserved to make such variations and changes as fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A combination sofa and bed comprising a rectangular sofa frame divided horizontally into top and bottom sections, said sections being hinged along their forward sides, a bottom frame mounted in the lower part of the upper section, a seat including springs supported on said upper section by said bottom frame, a bed bottom mounted in the lower section of the sofa frame,

links connecting the bottom frame and bed bottom at opposite ends, levers pivotally mounted intermediate of their ends on the ends of said sofa frame, links connected to corresponding ends of said levers and to said bed bottom, and links connected to the opposite ends of said levers and to said bottom frame for raising the bed bottom when the upper section of the sofa frame is swung outwardly to an inverted position, said bed bottom and bottom frame combining when in this position to form a bed.

2. A device as in claim 1, said bed bottom and bottom frame each comprising a U-shaped frame portion, longitudinal and transverse slats mounted in said frame portions, springs connecting the ends of the longitudinal slats and the legs of the frame portions, the adjacent ends of the transverse slats being connected by links, and springs connecting the remote ends of the transverse slats to the intermediate portions of the frame portions. 3. A studio couch comprising a frame formed of superposed sections, said sections being pivotal'- ly connected along their front sides, a spring cushion seat mounted on said upper section, a seat bottom mounted in the lower part of said upper section for supporting the springs of said seat, a bed bottom positioned in the lower portion of said frame, links connecting the frames of said bed bottom and seat bottom at their opn posite ends and adjacent their forward sides, levers pivotally mounted intermediate of their ends in said frame and on the ends thereof, links connected to corresponding ends of said levers and to the ends of said bed bottom adjacent its opposite sides, and links connected to the opposite ends of said levers and to said seat bottom for raising the bed bottom relatively to the bottom section of the frame when the top section is swung outwardly to an inverted position, said bed bottom and seat bottom being adapted to support a mattress to form a bed when the sections of said frame are extended.

CLAUDE A. HUGHES. 

